Mandy Moore

Considering her overnight stardom as a pop music princess at the tender age of 15, it came as a surprise to many when she transitioned into an accomplished actress. While still in her teens, she sudde...
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Actress/singer Mandy Moore spent Valentine's Day (14Feb15) at a ranch retreat with her best friend Minka Kelly weeks after confirming she had split from rocker husband Ryan Adams. A representative for Moore and Adams announced the couple had "mutually decided" to end its almost six-year marriage last month (Jan15), and legal papers subsequently revealed Moore and Adams had actually separated in August (14).
Moore decided not to spend her first post-marriage Valentine's Day weekend alone and recruited her gal pal Kelly for a girls' trip to The Ranch at Live Oak Malibu in California.
The friends documented their activities, including hiking, with snaps on their Instagram.com pages.
In one of Moore's first posts, she donned breathing apparatus, hooked up to a variety of wires, for a comedy treadmill shot, captioned, "Super creepers, blurry photo but testing my fitness acumen to assess how I can properly push myself over the next few days."
On Saturday (14Feb15), Moore added another snap of Kelly resting her head on her friend's shoulder after a hike, and wrote, "We got separated from the rest of the group but we surrendered to a different path up and through these mountains and it was worth it. So lucky to share this time with you @minkak! You're a total bad-a** and inspiration."
Kelly has also been unlucky in love, splitting from Captain America star Chris Evans last year (14). The actress has also dated John Mayer and baseball hero Derek Jeter, among others.

Singer/actress Mandy Moore and rocker Ryan Adams legally separated five months prior to announcing their plans to divorce last weekend (24Jan15), according to legal papers. A representative for the couple announced Moore and Adams had "mutually decided" to end their almost six-year marriage, insisting the split was "respectful and amicable", and now, in legal documents obtained by Us Weekly, it appears the musicians' union fell apart last summer.
The papers suggest the couple legally separated on 4 August (14).
Moore showed no signs of a possible break-up a month later in September (14), when she took to Instagram.com to congratulate Adams on the success of his new album, which includes a track featuring her back-up vocals.
Moore and Adams tied the knot in March 2009.

Rocker Ryan Adams hit the stage without his wedding ring during an appearance on America's The Late Late Show on Friday night (23Jan15). The singer taped a performance of his new song Gimme Something Good hours before the news broke of his split from Mandy Moore, his wife of six years.

Rocker Ryan Adams and singer/actress Mandy Moore have filed for divorce after almost six years of marriage. The couple has decided to end the relationship just weeks before their sixth wedding anniversary in March (15).
Their representative announced the news in a statement, which reads, "Mandy Moore and Ryan Adams have mutually decided to end their marriage of almost six years. It is a respectful, amicable parting of ways and both Mandy and Ryan are asking for media to respect their privacy at this time."
They tied the knot in March 2009, in Savannah, Georgia after dating on and off for around a year.

Rocker Ryan Adams has been enlisted to compose the score for Al Pacino's upcoming drama inspired by John Lennon. The singer/songwriter was recruited by veteran film composer Theodore Shapiro to co-write the music to Danny Collins, according to website Film Music Reporter.
Adams previously collaborated with Shapiro on the track Stay Alive, which was performed by Jose Gonzalez, from The Secret Life of Walter Mitty soundtrack.
Danny Collins follows an ageing rock star, played by Pacino, who attempts to change his life and make amends with enemies after finding a personal letter written by Lennon.
The film also stars Annette Bening, Jennifer Garner, Christopher Plummer, and Bobby Cannavale, and is written and directed by Tangled helmer Dan Fogelman, who worked with Adams' wife Mandy Moore in the Disney film.
Danny Collins is slated to hit cinemas next year (15).

Rocker Ryan Adams cut short a recent phone interview with an Australian radio show when the host quizzed him about his marriage to singer/actress Mandy Moore. The Wonderwall singer, who wed Moore in 2009, was promoting his new self-titled album in late August (14) and made it clear he was not interested in opening up about his romantic relationship to the Melbourne-based DJ, politely stating, "I just don't share at all about my private life."
However, when the prying interviewer broached the subject again, Adams hung up.
The incident was documented in a Buzzfeed.com interview, published this week (ends12Sep14), chronicling a conversation between Adams and his management representative Michael Meisel following the call.
During the chat, the singer said, "OK, so I just hung up 'cause I was on the radio getting asked about my wife. I was really nice about it the first time, and I'm sorry, but I won't repeat myself.
"The deal is this: I'm a private person and I'll be a gentleman and say I'm not talking about my marriage ever. I'll never talk about it. Ever."
Adams continued, "I'll talk about rescue cats for a few seconds. But even there I don't want to talk about my pets. If I have children I'm not going to discuss that with anyone ever. I'll suggest it once and then I'm going to hang up."
The star appeared to have had a change of heart after the radio outburst and subsequently sent the Australian radio host a message via Twitter.com, apologising for getting "disconnected".

"Thinking of and missing sweet Adam today & every day but celebrating his ineffable goodness & light." Singer/actress Mandy Moore remembers her late friend Dj Am, real name Adam Goldstein, on the fifth anniversary of his death on 28 August (14). The DJ died from an accidental drug overdose in 2009.

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Funnyman Steve Martin has led tributes to his pal Robin Williams, following the Mrs. Doubtfire star's death on Monday (11Aug14). Williams was found dead in his home in Marin County, California. He was 63. Reports suggest he committed suicide.
Martin took to Twitter.com on Monday afternoon, shortly after the sad news broke and wrote, "I could not be more stunned by the loss of Robin Williams, mensch, great talent, acting partner, genuine soul."
David Steinberg, Williams' manager for 35 years, said in a statement: "Nobody made the world laugh like Robin Williams. My brother, my friend, my soul mate, I will miss you."
Cher added, "Oh Robin... He was Sweet LOVELY,Man. He ran high voltage,Mind Always Going, It was who he was.I Know Well..Many X's from High There is Only Low.So Sad", while Williams' Mrs. Doubtfire co-star Mara Wilson writes, "Very sad, very upset, very glad I did not have to hear about this though Twitter. Probably going to be taking some time off it for a while."
Genie. You're free. pic.twitter.com/FWQWPDPP42
— Evan Rachel Wood (@evanrachelwood) August 11, 2014
Other Twitter tributes have come from Johnny Depp, Michael J. Fox, Rihanna, Rita Wilson, Steve Carell, Jared Leto, Morgan Freeman, Kristin Chenoweth, Jon Cryer, John Cusack, Jenny McCarthy, Logan Lerman, Evan Rachel Wood, Sharon &amp; Jack Osbourne, Pink, Ellen DeGeneres, Rose McGowan, Shannen Doherty, Josh Groban, Eddie Izzard, Eric Idle, Ashley Tisdale, Marlee Matlin, Mandy Moore, John Krasinski, and Mia Farrow, who posted, "No! Robin Williams you were so loved."
Miley Cyrus never met Williams, but admits the news of his death hit her hard: "I can't take the Robin Williams news. I've never cried over someone I've never met but I can't stop."
And Lindsay Lohan adds, "Mr. Williams visited me the first day of filming The Parent Trap. I will never forget his kindness. What an enormous loss. My condolences."
His former co-stars Henry Winkler and Minnie Driver were also among the first celebrities to pay tribute to Williams. Happy Days star Winkler wrote, "To watch him create on the spot was a privilege to behold... Robin you are an angel now !!! REST IN PEACE", while his Good Will Hunting castmate Driver added, "My Heart's broken. Robin was a beautiful, kind soul. Can't bear that he's gone. So incredibly sorry for his family."
One of the late funnyman's final co-stars, Joel McHale, states, "RIP @robinwilliams. You were one of the very best that ever was. You were one of my heroes."
And Williams' Mork &amp; Mindy co-star Pam Dawber, who recently reteamed with Williams in U.S. TV comedy The Crazy Ones, has revealed she's "devastated" by the sad news of her longtime friend's death. The actor's The Crazy Ones co-star Sarah Michelle Gellar simply posted nine photos of herself with Williams on Twitter.com.
Other thoughtful words came from Glee stars Chord Overstreet and Lea Michele, who wrote, "So heartbreaking to hear the terribly sad news about the amazing Robin Williams, thank you for bringing so much laughter and joy to us all", and Kevin Spacey, who added, "Robin Williams made the world laugh &amp; think. I will remember &amp; honor that. A great man, artist and friend. I will miss him beyond measure."
He made us laugh. He made us cry. He ended up touching every element of the human spirit. #RIPRobinWilliams pic.twitter.com/kbEq7OwPOf
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 12, 2014
U.S. President Barack Obama also acknowledged the entertainer's impact to people all over the world in a statement which reads: "Robin Williams was an airman, a doctor, a genie, a nanny, a president, a professor, a bangarang Peter Pan and everything in between. "But he was one of a kind. He arrived in our lives as an alien - but he ended up touching every element of the human spirit. He made us laugh. He made us cry. He gave his immeasurable talent freely and generously to those who needed it most - from our troops stationed abroad to the marginalised on our own streets. "The Obama family offers our condolences to Robin's family, his friends, and everyone who found their voice and their verse thanks to Robin Williams."
Meanwhile, a tribute has been posted on a billboard outside Los Angeles' Laugh Factory, where Williams often performed. It reads: "Robin Williams. Rest in Peace. Make God laugh."

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Actor Zach Braff has denied rumours he's dating Taylor Swift, insisting he has sworn off dating "super-famous girls" after becoming a tabloid target while romancing singer/actress Mandy Moore.
Speculation recently surfaced that the former Scrubs star and the serial celebrity dater had become an item, but in an interview with U.S. shock jock Howard Stern on Monday (21Jul14), Braff quickly shot down the story. Calling the Love Story singer "a sweet girl" the actor explained he has only met Swift twice and romance reports are nothing but "Internet bulls**t".
Braff, who recently split from his model girlfriend Taylor Bagley after five years together, revealed he vowed never to date another celebrity after breaking up with Saved star Moore in 2006. He told Stern, "When you date another famous person, that's when they really hound you. That's when the paparazzi are outside your house and that's when you can't ride your bike through Manhattan because they follow you."
"When my relationship with Mandy ended, (my publicist) said, 'I'm going to give you a hint that you should know. If you don't date these 25 girls, your life will be so much easier.' And she was kind of exaggerating because there's more than those 25 girls, but in so many words, if you can, don't date other famous people because then all the tabloids pretty much leave you alone."
He added, "I could walk down the street, I don't get followed. Well, if you're going to hook up with a famous girl, that might be fun for your ego, but you don't want to be out in public dating a famous girl because then they follow you everywhere you go."
And Braff admitted he'd hate to have pal Harry Styles' life, adding, "He can't walk two f**king feet or a crowd forms and the paparazzi forms (sic)... He's the sweetest kid, but I don't want that existence."
Ironically, Styles briefly dated Taylor Swift at the end of 2102.

Singer/actress Demi Lovato has slammed editors of a U.S. news and entertainment blog after they published an unflattering article about her boyfriend Wilmer Valderrama.
The Skyscraper hitmaker flew into a rage early on Thursday (10Apr14) after reading TheDailyBeast.com's piece, in which the writer ridiculed Valderrama for everything from his career to his fashion sense, and questioned his ability to date sexy stars like Mandy Moore, Minka Kelly and Ashlee Simpson. The blogger went on to reference Lovato and her recent nude photo scandal, suggesting the former That '70s Show actor was responsible for leaking the naked snaps, which surfaced online last weekend (05Apr14). The writer claimed Valderrama is now "so culturally irrelevant he relies on the commodification of his young girlfriend's body in order to re-enter the current celebrity conversation".
The harsh words prompted Lovato to jump to her boyfriend's defence, and in an angry Twitter.com post, she rants, "@thedailybeast such a classy 'news site' you are. Writing horrible things about people you know NOTHING about. Get a LIFE you ignorant f**ks." Lovato has not commented directly on the naked photo controversy, which also featured shots of her in bed with Valderrama, but she tweeted a defiant message on Saturday (05Apr14), stating, "Soy fuerte. Soy luchadora. Asi que no me subestimen", which translates as, "I am strong. I am a fighter. So do not underestimate me."

Released self-titled album, featuring an edgier, more rock-infused sound

Hosted the MTV music and chat series "The Mandy Moore Show" (later titled "Mandy")

Played a proper and popular girl at a Christian school in the religion satire "Saved!"

Summary

Considering her overnight stardom as a pop music princess at the tender age of 15, it came as a surprise to many when she transitioned into an accomplished actress. While still in her teens, she suddenly found herself on tour with the biggest teen acts in music after being discovered by talent scouts. Specials on MTV and her own television show followed, culminating with a role in the feature film, "The Princess Diaries" (2001). It was all happening so fast. However, unlike some of her pop contemporaries, Moore's story deviated from when she turned in a respectable performance alongside the likes of icon Julie Andrews and Anne Hathaway. From there, Moore continued to grow as an actress, often in roles that played against her perceived type, exemplified by her turn as a judgmental, intolerant Christian student in the indie-comedy "Saved!" (2004) and as a villainous talent contestant in the "American Idol" lampoon, "American Dreamz" (2006). Later, Moore provided the voice of Rapunzel in the Disney reimagining of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale "Tangled" (2010). A fitting role, perhaps, for a singer-turned-actress whose successful career seemed more like a fantasy tale than some might have predicted for the onetime teen idol du jour.

Education

Name

Lake Brantley High School

Bishop Moore High School

Notes

"I have been very lucky in the sense that I’m not the biggest star in the world," she says. "So I was a little bit more anonymous and had the ability to kind of maneuver into roles that were a little bit more unexpected from me because people didn’t expect much from me at all." – Moore on her transition to acting, quoted in Movie Hole, July 14, 2003

"There are those out there that definitely play up their sexuality and whatnot, but I don't and I never really have, so it's kind of weird to kind of see yourself in that light or for people to regard you in that light." – Moore to the Associated Press, April 16, 2004

In January 2007, Moore revealed that she suffered from mild depression.

"There's a side of me that's gregarious and outgoing, and I like to interact with people. But then there's the opposite extreme – I just like to be by myself, watching TV or reading a book." – Moore to Interview magazine, September 2007

Moore branched out to the fashion world with her own line named Mblem.